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Christmas," 2014) told TV
Media. "In preparation for the
role, I could contact him at
any point. When we were
doing the exterior shots in
Arizona, he came down and
he was accessible to all of us.
I still talk to him pretty much
on a daily basis now."
son finale airs Tuesday, March
31, on History.
Falco is a fascinating man.
Born and raised in Los Angeles,
he saw his life take a turn for
the worse that landed him at
rock bottom. After being con-
tracted by the ATF to infiltrate
the Vagos in 2003 (and later
the Mongols and Outlaws), he
quickly rose through the ranks
of the biker gangs and gath-
ered evidence that led to 62
total arrests. Now, due to the
nature of his past efforts, Falco
is in the witness protection
program. This, however, doesn't
stop him from actively being
involved in telling his story —
spearheading "Gangland,"
writing for the show and even
appearing before each episode.
"Right from the start, he
was available to me,"
"Gangland's" star Damon
Runyan ("One Starry
informant is none other than
Charles Falco, a burly man
whose exploits as an under-
cover operator for the DEA and
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives in
three of the most notoriously
dangerous biker gangs in
SoCal are the stuff of legends.
In 2013, Falco published a
memoir detailing his rise as an
undercover agent titled
"Vagos, Mongols, and
Outlaws: My Infiltration of
America's Deadliest Biker
Gangs." Now, History has cre-
ated a six-episode fact-based
drama that draws its material
from the book and Falco him-
self, and offers viewers a look
inside the life of this zero-
turned-hero of sorts. With only
one episode left, it's time to
hunker down as "Gangland
Undercover" brings the chills
and the thrills when the sea-
By Cassie Dresch
TV Media
I
t's a story right out of
Hollywood. A man, fully
immersed in the drug culture
of Southern California, deals
methamphetamine to the tune
of more than $500,000 a year.
The only direction he's headed
is straight to the pen, espe-
cially after he's caught in a
raid by the Drug Enforcement
Agency. Except, the DEA gives
him a choice: go to prison for
22 years with no chance of
parole or become an under-
cover informant.
While it may seem almost
too good to be true, there's no
denying that this story did, in
fact, take place. The born-again
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Damon Runyan stars in
"Gangland Undercover"
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